Cybercrime

JURI Number:

5584

Credit Hours:

3

Course Description:

This course will explore how changes in technology challenge the law’s traditional approaches to combating criminal activity, enforcing criminal law, and balancing the rights of the public against the demands of justice. Topics will include electronic surveillance, the Fourth Amendment and technology, cybersecurity, hacking, cyberbullying, criminal copyright law, personal and data privacy, jurisdiction, and civil liberties online. No technical background is necessary. The primary evaluative mechanism for this course will be an examination.